New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants the book thrown at Giants receiver Plaxico Burress (below).

An irate Mayor Bloomberg Monday demanded that prosecutors throw the book at Giants star Plaxico Burress for bringing a loaded handgun into a crowded midtown nightclub and accidentally shooting himself in the leg.

Bloomberg also slammed New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell and the Giants for not immediately reporting the shooting to police - cops learned of it from TV - and said it would be an "outrage" if Burress got special treatment.

"It's pretty hard to argue the guy didn't have a gun and that it wasn't loaded," Bloomberg said, lashing out at the man who caught the winning touchdown in the 2008 Super Bowl."You've got bullet holes in and out to show that it was there."

A Weill Cornell spokeswoman said late last night an employee has been suspended in connection with the case, but she would not name the worker or divulge any details about the sanction.

"Not reporting a gunshot wound [to police] is a clear violation of our policies and procedures," she said.

Burress had a loaded Glock semiautomatic in his waistband at the Latin Quarter nightclub early Saturday when it slipped down his pant leg and went off when he tried to grab it, police said.

New York law requires a minimum of 31/2 years in prison for a conviction of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, the charge Burress faces.

"I don't think that anybody should be exempt from that," Bloomberg said. "It would be an outrage if we don't prosecute to the fullest extent of the law."

Not prosecuting celebrities would make "a sham, a mockery of the law," the mayor asserted.The mandatory sentencing would not necessarily apply if Burress is offered a plea bargain.

Defense lawyers said prosecutors are loath to cut a deal. "The DAs . . . have been very hard-nosed on this," said veteran criminal defense lawyer Martin Geduldig. "They expect jail time."

Bloomberg also railed against the hospital for failing to immediately report Burress was brought in with a gunshot wound.

"It's a chargeable offense. The district attorney should certainly go after the management of this hospital," the mayor said.

Bleeding and afraid to contact the authorities after the 1:50 a.m. shooting, Burress was helped into teammate Antonio Pierce's black Escalade, police sources said. The group tried to find a hospital that would admit them without calling cops.

At 2:04 a.m., Burress arrived at New York-Presbyterian, checking in under an alias, sources said. Burress told doctors he was shot at an Applebee's.

He was released at 1 p.m. Although Burress spent nearly 11 hours at the hospital, Weill Cornell officials never notified police, as required by law, sources said.

Detectives, who learned of the shooting from TV news, showed up at the hospital at 2:30 p.m. A supervisor refused to release any information, citing patient privacy rules.

The NYPD is investigating whether hospital staffers should be charged for failing to report the gunshot wound.

A state Health Department spokeswoman said her agency also would investigate.

Bloomberg also blasted the Giants for not contacting the NYPD about the shooting.

"The Giants should have picked up the phone right away as good corporate citizens," he said. A Giants spokesman insisted the team notified NFL Security as soon as it learned of the shooting, and the league told police.